Wildfire Preparedness: A Year-Round Priority for Cupertino Residents and Businesses

While wildfires are rare in winter, disasters like the Palisades Fire and the other Southern California fires remind us that emergencies can happen at any time. Preparedness is key to protecting our families, homes, and businesses.

What can you do today?

• Create an Emergency Kit: Include essentials like food, water, and important documents.
• Defensible Space: Clear brush and debris to protect your property.
• Stay Informed(PDF, 116KB) :
• • Cupertino Office of Emergency Management – Sign up to receive SCC Alerts, find local evacuation routes and maps, understand the main hazards in Cupertino and more.
  • Ready. Set. Go - Santa Clara County Fire Department – Being ready for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space and by hardening your home.
  • Preparedness Resources – Download preparedness information for your household, don’t forget about pets!
  • Public Hazard Awareness Dashboard—The dashboard collects data from various public sources, including weather reports, fire reports, environmental sensors, and incident logs. It is a one-stop shop for proactive decision-making and effective response before and during emergencies.
  • Home Ignition Zone Assessment – SCCFSC offers Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) assessments for individual homeowners. A trained representative from the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council will come to your home and walk your property with you for 60 minutes.
  • National Fire Protection Association’s Firewise USA - the program teaches communities how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together and take action to prevent losses. SCCFSC offers workshops and guidance for neighborhoods and communities that want to becomeFirewise USA®recognized.
  • Know Your Evacuation Zone - Genasys Protect, formerly known as Zonehaven provides specific, timely, and accurate information regarding evacuations. Visit the Genasys website today, record your evacuation zone, and return anytime to view evacuation orders, warnings or other advisories.

Preparedness is a shared responsibility—let’s keep Cupertino safe, every season.